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Is the mechanic lying?

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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cyxodus
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Year and Model: 2005 XC90
Location: North Carolina

Is the mechanic lying?

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I bought a used XC90 a year ago and its been doing great. I dropped it off to have it inspected and when I picked it up, suddenly the gear stick won't stay in Drive. It just flops over to manual.

It was fine before I dropped it off but the mechanic swears that it was that way from the moment he sat in it. Was it ready to do this all along or is the guy lying to me and they did something?

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June
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There is a plastic part my service advisor called "the claw" that can break on the part under the bezel. Proving they did it and getting them to fix it is unlikely. The part is not that expensive from Volvo, putting it on I'm not sure how hard/labor hours it might be. Should not be too expensive to fix. June
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Post by stayfunny »

Hi,
This may help to repair the shifter claw with pictures and Vida instructions.
Good luck

https://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-xc9 ... ive-65100/
2005 V8 120K miles

cyxodus
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Post by cyxodus »

Thanks everyone.

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